In the domestic film market in May, domestic films were in a slightly embarrassing situation. Following the movie "Fast and Furious 7" smashing 2.4 billion yuan at the box office and setting a record, "Avengers 2" has a strong momentum, crushing domestic films released at the same time in terms of film scheduling and box office.

Anime superhero IP adaptations represented by "Avengers 2" have always occupied a place in the global film market. From DC Comics' reliance on Superman and Batman to set off a wave of anime movies, to Marvel Studios' series of film adaptations of superheroes and teams, the "superhero mode" has always dominated anime film adaptations. Of the top five domestic box office films in 2014, two were adapted from comics.

The sluggish environment of the comic publishing industry has also made a number of comic companies begin to seek transformation, and they have planned to adapt comic IP into movies. This trend has also emerged in the domestic film market with the characteristics and trend of "localization".

Superheroes put on "Chinese faces"

"Avengers 2" inherits the characters and plot settings of the previous part, and gathers many super anime hero IPs under Marvel Comics, such as Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and Hulk, which can be said to be the super IP "all-star lineup" in the anime IP adaptation of hero movies.

And this kind of anime hero IP model movies have also begun to appear in domestic film and television production companies. In March this year, DMG Imprint Media announced that it had reached a cooperation with American Warrior Entertainment in film, publishing, etc., and the two sides will first develop eight superhero characters. "For film series, comic superheroes have always been high-quality IP with high added value, and through guò's strategic investment in Warrior Entertainment, DMG has taken the lead in seizing entertainment content opportunities." Dan Mitz, CEO of DMG Group, told the media.

At the same time, Junshe Culture, newly founded by Zhong Lifang, former vice chairman of Pony Galloping Group, also recently announced that it has reached a cooperation with Humanoids, a well-known European comic book publisher and production company, to determine a list of 8 comic film adaptations, and the two sides will jointly invest in the same proportion. Humanoids hopes to capitalize on the burgeoning Chinese film market and become a second Marvel. Zhong Lifang believes that the sustainable mining value of comic copyright is large, and the series of films is easier to form high-viscosity consumer groups, which opens up a broad commercial space for the development of derivative products.

Zhong Lifang told the reporter of "China Radio, Film and Television" that in terms of cooperation mode, the company will jointly develop and produce films with the United States, rather than simple copyright cooperation. From the very beginning, the Chinese side decided to adapt and position the comics for the Chinese market.

"In my cooperation with Humanoids, I insisted on two points: one is the main creative team, and the other is the main actors. Because I have a little selfishness, I hope to cultivate Chinese directors who can control these themes. In terms of the selection of the main actors, in the past co-productions, it was always a foreigner with a Chinese beauty. In these films we co-produce, the main actors must be Chinese - why do we all have to match others? Of course this is a joke. I believe that in terms of market choice, Chinese audiences are more willing to see Chinese faces as the main actors, rather than just one who comes out to play soy sauce. ”

In the process of animation IP development, Zhong Lifang believes that high-quality IP resources are crucial. "We cooperated with Humanoids to select the first batch of 8 films in the global animation IP resource library. At the same time, we are also negotiating with other companies, hoping to find high-quality IP resources that can match genes and values. She said that on the one hand, the company will buy ready-made high-quality IP in the market, and on the other hand, it will also cooperate with planning companies to intervene and cooperate in the development of content while novels and comics are still being updated.

In terms of the selection of animation IP genres, Zhong Lifang believes that science fiction themes are the most operable. "Globally, sci-fi is relatively era-free and has minimal cultural differences, so it's easiest to succeed on a global scale."

On the other hand, the previous domestic animation IP adaptations mainly come from series of animations, such as "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf (**)" and "Bear Infested". Film critic Zhao Junyang believes that compared with European, American and Japanese animation, Chinese animation is still in the development stage and does not have its own clear style.

"The technology of Chinese animation is still good in the world, both the computer and the painting are good enough, but at the same time, there is a strict problem - lack of creativity. In recent years, the work that can be called the overlord of Chinese animation is "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf". This work is still relatively successful for young children, and the characters and plot are simple and clear, and a little funny. However, the layering and complexity of its characters and plot, as well as its educational significance to the audience, are far from meeting the needs of today's animation audiences. ”

The animation IP of the online generation has become a dark horse

At present, the situation of the young age of the animation IP adaptation films criticized by Zhao Junyang seems to be gradually adjusting. On the one hand, the animated film "Bear Infested: Raiders of the Lost Ark" continued to maintain the box office advantage of similar films, with a box office exceeding 200 million yuan, breaking the highest box office record of 167 million yuan for domestic animation held before "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf 4", becoming the highest-grossing domestic animated film in Chinese film history;

"Ten Cold" was first published by the author Han Wu on the "Youyouqi" website as a serialized comic, as for the positioning of the "Youyouqi" company, the company's introduction in Baidu Encyclopedia is straightforward, "Youyouqi, an original comic platform company with almost no revenue". And this seems to be a microcosm of the domestic animation industry before.

Dong Zhiling, the founder of "Youyouqi" and the producer of "Ten Cold", bluntly said that "Youyouqi" embarked on the road of a domestic original animation platform without knowing how to compete for it, "We didn't know where the money came from at the time, we just felt that someone had to take this step." ”

The "this step" that Dong Zhiling refers to is the process of adapting original comics into animation, which is the main mode of profit in the animation industry in Japan, Europe and the United States. He has always wondered, why is there no one in the country to do it? In fact, it's not that no one did it, but that it was not done right. Dong Zhiling analyzes that people who make domestic original animation are divided into two mentalities, one is that there is no requirement for quality, and the other is too idealistic, "We have seen a lot of such original animations, which are very delicate and attentive, but there is no follow-up when they do it." ”

He believes that in terms of content, the style of "Ten Cold" is similar to the Japanese Japanese manga that are all the rage on the Internet, and humor and funny have always been liked by netizens; In terms of cost, the requirements of "Ten Cold" are also relatively low, "at least it won't be done without doing it".

Regarding the situation of "Ten Cold" at that time, Dong Zhiling was very optimistic: "In fact, many Internet companies don't know where the money comes from, but they know the market demand. Make a good product, and venture capital will naturally come. ”

The success of "Ten Cold" has inspired many domestic online comic authors and Internet platforms to create original animation. These animation works produced in the Internet environment have many internal Internet genes and communication elements, and there are common complaints and jokes in the discourse system of the Internet generation of young people, with the help of video websites or web portal animation platforms, they have gathered a large number of loyal fans and become star animation IP. Tencent's comic book series "Corpse Brother" is a typical example.

"Corpse Brother" is a popular comic signed by Tencent Animation platform. It began to be serialized in December 2011, and in just a few months, the number of hits exceeded 100 million. In January 2013, the adapted anime of the same name began to be serialized. According to the number released by the Tencent animation platform, the total number of hits of the animation "Corpse Brother" has exceeded 4.8 billion. In September 2014, Ren Yuxin, COO of Tencent, announced the establishment of a film and television business platform "Tencent Film+" with high-quality IP as the core, and announced the first batch of star IP film plans, among which "Corpse Brother" was listed.

However, the theme of "Corpse Brother" and the operability of adapting it into a movie have also sparked controversy. Its zombie-themed comic attributes have been criticized when it was adapted into animation for online serialization. At the same time, some industry insiders questioned that the combination of horror and funny elements in "Corpse Brother" is the consistent style of China's zombie theme category, except for the attributes of the Internet Generation, there is nothing new, and the box office and content impact of the adapted movie is not optimistic.

After BAT entered the film industry, IP adaptation and incubation actions were frequent. On the whole, the theme is still dominated by youth love, and there are fewer science fiction and animation. Although the Tencent animation platform has successively launched many animation star IPs, including "Corpse Brother", and has carried out multi-platform pan-entertainment expansion, there is still a certain gap compared with game adaptations of film and television.

Liu Kailuo, president of Oneness Pictures, once said that science fiction and fantasy IPs are difficult to develop, and their audiences need to wait for further evidence from large numbers. Chen Hui, CEO of Hengye Film, also bluntly said that at this stage, the IP of youth romance novels is easy to achieve "short, flat and fast" film production and profit recovery, while the animation IP remains to be seen.

The success of Marvel Studios, a leader in the field of animation IP adaptation, depends on the mature story structure on the one hand, and Hollywood's mature film industry system on the other hand. Therefore, the success of animation IP adaptations is closely related to its core competitive advantages and operation mode.

Zhong Lifang believes that as an emerging industry, although Chinese animation lacks well-known animation IP and mature operation mode, it has a broad space for development. "At this time, it depends on who can make a movie that is accepted by the market first, and who can be the first to establish a comic world view and hero system in the hearts of domestic audiences."

(Article source: China Radio, Film and Television Author: He Jiazi)

The theatrical version of "Dating Wars" exposed the American nine-fold origami dating clothes

The theatrical anime "Rendezvous Wars Manyuri Verdict" will be released nationwide on August 22. Now this work has recently exposed the "New Date Costume" setting of the two characters Miku (CV: Minori Chihara) and Kite Origami (CV: Misuzu Tomigashi) in the theatrical version.

Miku is the 6th elf to appear in front of the protagonist Gokawa Shido, and is identified as Diva. She is a student in her usual life, with purple and silver hair and purple and silver pupils, and she speaks unhurriedly. With short white hair and a faceless face like a doll, Iris Origami is a perfect all-round girl who has always ranked first in her grade and has excellent sports performance.

In the new dating costume set image revealed this time, Miku Riyoyo is wearing a pink dress and a small white coat. Although the pink color of the dress looks very girly, the black bow and lace dotted on it have a hint of maturity. On the other hand, Iris Origami wears a black long-sleeved shirt and dark green shorts, exuding an ascetic atmosphere as a whole, but the exposed shoulders are slightly sexy, which can be regarded as a little benefit to the audience.

The original work of "Dating Wars" is a series of light novels created by Tachibana Company, and the cumulative sales have exceeded 3 million copies. It tells the story of the protagonist who gambles his life to date the elves and stop them from destroying the world of Miè. The TV anime version has been produced for two seasons, supervised by Keitaro Motonaga, and the animation company is AICPLUS+. Voice actors include Nobunaga Shimazaki, Marina Inoue, Misuzu Tomigashi, Ayana Takeda, Iori Nomizu, Asami Sanada, Aya Endo, etc.

Hikaru Mitsushima voices the frog in the live-action Japanese drama version of "Root Frog".

The live-action Japanese drama version of Yoshizawa's classic manga "Root Sex Frog" will be broadcast every Saturday at 9 p.m. in the Japanese television department from July. The latest announcement of this work is the news that actress Hikaru Mitsushima will voice the frog on the protagonist's T-shirt.

The producer of this film, Kono, commented on Hikaru Mitsushima's voice, saying, "Her voice is gentle, and her voice is very sad and courageous. Hikaru Mitsushima also goes to the set during filming and performs with other actors with her voice in places where the camera can't shoot them. Regarding the job, Hikaru Mitsushima said, "I was surprised why I chose me, and I laughed out loud. However, she is still very happy to take on the role this time, and said: "It's rare to have such an adventure, and I feel very happy." ”

The original work of "Root Sex Frog" is a shonen manga serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump (Shueisha) from 1970 to 1976. The storyline of the live-action Japanese drama version is completely original and stars Kenichi Matsuyama, who played L in the movie version of "Death Notes". This is the second time in 6 years that he has starred in a continuous Japanese drama on a folk channel after "Scrooge". In addition, Hikaru Mitsushima also starred in the movie version of "Death Notes" as the overnight god Yu Yu.

The live-action Japanese drama version of the protagonist Hiroshi goes from 14 years old to 30 years old, and the main characters such as Kyoko and Bancho also grow up, and the story takes place in the summer of 2015. It tells the story of Macro who has grown up and discovers that not all problems can be solved with perseverance, so he fights with his own style. The dynamic of the little frog on the T-shirt will be made using the latest technology, which is worth looking forward to.

【STAFF】

Original: Yoshizawa やすみ "Root Frog"

Script: Meguma Okada

Music: サキタハヂメ

Performers: Shintaro Sugawara, Shunsuke Kayama

Asuka Miko Nakamura paints the cover of the academic book "BL Theory of Evolution".

The Tanmi academic research book "BL Evolution", with the cover of the popular Tanmei manga Asamiko Nakamura, was officially released today (June 6).

Akiko Mizoguchi, the author of "BL Evolution", is a Tanmei hobbyist who is engaged in the study of Tanmei and female sexuality. This book summarizes the development history of Tanmei, reveals the essence of Tanmei, and is a professional book that looks at Tanmei with an academic research attitude. The book systematically reviews and summarizes the development process of Tanmei culture from the 60s of the 20th century, the consciousness of the creators and audiences of Tanmei's works, and the changes in the position and status of Tanmei in society. It also includes a conversation between the author and gay and lesbian fashion artist Bourbonne.

Commenting on this book, novelist and essayist Miura says, "BL pursues and proposes to 'build a society where everyone feels free and comfortable.'" This book analyzes this fact with love and soberness. After reading this book, I will definitely decide again to continue to stick to my love for Tanmei. ”

Asuko Nakamura is a manga artist who debuted in 2000.,In addition to Tanmei comics,She has drawn a lot of girl manga and illustrations.,The biggest feature of the painting style is that almost everyone is "three white eyes". Representative works include "Classmates", which has been confirmed to be animated, as well as "Emptiness and Original", "The Story of J", "Copernicus's Breath", etc.

The broadcast time & organization of "The Brave of Six Flowers" was officially announced

The light novel adaptation "The Brave of Six Flowers", which was previously announced to be broadcast in July this year, has recently been officially brought to us by the official, including new promotional pictures, the start date and the start of the TV station.

Among them, on the new promotional map, all 7 brave men appeared on the stage, striding forward in front of the camera. It should be said that the characteristics of the characters can be seen in everyone's expressions, and the misty forest adds a bit of adventure.

As for the start time & organization information, the following is available:

MBS: 7/5 (Sun) starts every Sunday at 2:58 a.m. ~ is expected to start

TOKYO-MX: 7/8 (Wed) starts every Wednesday at 23:30 ~ scheduled to start

AT-X: From 7/5 (Sun.), every Sunday 17:00 ~ scheduled to start

BS11: 7/11 (Sat) starts every Saturday at 23:00 ~ is expected to start

"The Brave of the Six Flowers" tells the story that when the Demon God awakens from the dark abyss, the great god of fate will choose six brave men and grant them the power to save the world from the threat of the Demon God. Our hero, Adler, who claims to be the strongest boy in the world, is for these six people." One of the "Heroes of the Six Flowers", he is on a mission to prevent the resurrection of the demon god and goes to fight. But something strange happened: when he came to the promised place, he found that there were seven brave people gathered including himself! Then, the Mist Enchantment was activated, and all seven of them were confined in the forest. The brave men soon realize that one of them must be an enemy, so they become suspicious, and the unfortunate protagonist is deservedly the prime suspect...... Face the legend and challenge the mystery...... An overwhelming fantasy legend is here!

The 12th volume of the single book "The Rose of Versailles" was released at the end of July

The 12th volume of Riyoko Ikeda's classic shoujo manga "The Rose of Versailles" will be released on July 24.

Last year (2014), "The Rose of Versailles" published the 11th volume of the latest single book for the first time in 40 years, and fans of this work were moved to tears. Now, the 12th volume of the latest single book is about to go on sale, and it has brought a huge surprise to fans.

This single book contains a collection of works by Riyoko Ikeda from the "Rose of Versailles" series, which is serialized irregularly in Margaret (Shueisha). One of them features Oscar's lieutenant in the Guard, Jerod, as the protagonist, and the other tells the secret of Oscar's birth. It's all very attractive content for fans. In addition, the book includes a coloring image of the collaboration between the Rose of Versailles and a fashion house, which was published in SPUR (Shueisha).

The Rose of Versailles is a shoujo manga set in the French Revolution that Riyoko Ikeda began serializing in the weekly Magritte magazine in 1972. In 1974, it was adapted into a stage play by the Takarazuka Opera Troupe, starring Kazuo Hasegawa, and became a smash hit. In 1979, it was adapted into a TV anime and broadcast, and the supervisor of the second half of the anime was Izusaki Toro, and it is also known as Izusaki's masterpiece. tells the magnificent life story of the men's beauty Oscar before and after the French Revolution.

"GATE Fantasy Self-Defense Force" will be broadcast on July 3rd

The series of novels "GATE Fantasy Self-Defense Force" created by Yushi Yanouchi has previously attracted attention because of the news of animation. Recently, an oversized advertising poster was announced: This work will be officially presented to the audience from July 3, 2015.

"GATE Fantasy Self-Defense Force" was originally just a novel serialized on the Internet by Yanauchi たくみ, and after being loved by netizens, it was officially published in April 2010. It now has a cumulative circulation of more than 1.5 million copies. It tells the entertaining fantasy story of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force using modern weapons to fight in another world. In the work, in 20XX, the "Gate to the Other World" suddenly opened in Ginza, Tokyo, and an army and monsters from the "Other World" appeared inside. The Ground Self-Defense Force repelled the enemy and was sent to the "special place" behind the gate to investigate. As the commander of the 3rd Reconnaissance Team, 2nd Lieutenant Yohji Itami, an otaku self-defense officer, helps a village that is attacked by a huge fire dragon, and has a wonderful exchange with beautiful girls from other worlds such as goblins, magisters, and sub-gods......

Popular voice actress Juri Kimura joins "School Island"

The TV animation "School Island", which will be broadcast in July, has attracted attention because it has invited voice actors including Kei Mizuse, Ari Ozawa, and Ai Chino to join. Recently, the official has added a new voice actor again, and this is Kimura Zhuli, who has been popular recently.

This time, Juri Kimura will voice Kei Ancestral Hall, who has previously attracted attention for starring in the protagonist of the topical work "White Box", Aoi Miyamori. Later, in the "Mikagura Gakuen Suite" (Ichinomiya Megumi Runai), the table xiàn is also remarkable. The official has now also brought you a picture of the character, and such a cute girl believes that she will also gain a lot of fan support.

In addition,The official also announced that it will be held on July 4th"TV animation "School Island" first screening meeting ~Admission information ~"Event,And at that time, including Mizse Qi、M·A· O and others will be on stage to participate in the activities with the audience. Tickets are available for sale from June 5th ~ June 11th.

In "School Island", the heroine Yuki Zhanggun is a female high school student who participates in activities in the school club "School Life Club" in the patrol hill. And her original friends Hu Tao and Yuri and others live a very happy life. However, in fact, the school has long been surrounded by zombies. In order to protect Yuki's school life from being destroyed, Hu Tao and Yuri stand up and start a showdown with zombies......

Details of the follow-up bonus of the theatrical version of "The Girl and the Chariot" have been announced

The theatrical version of "The Girl and the Chariot", which was previously confirmed to be officially released on November 21, 2015, has attracted a lot of attention because of the large number of official bonuses. But in fact, it was only the first bonus, and the details of the second and third bonuses have also been announced recently.

Among them, the second bonus will be advance tickets using the latest illustrations. The third bonus will be a special edition of the novel by Reiko Yoshida, which comes with illustrations drawn by Ko Sugimoto. At present, the preview image of the second bonus has been announced, and the girls seem to be holding a pajama party, which is very lively. And will fans face these bonuses? Let's stay tuned!

"The Girl and the Chariot" is an original anime directed by Mizushima Nu, written by Reiko Motoyoshida, and produced by Actas Inc. It tells the story of a world where the martial arts "war lane" with chariots, ikebana, and tea ceremony are called Yamato Nadeshiko's practices. Let a girl full of cuteness drive a chariot to fight, this strong contrast made the work very well received as soon as it was broadcast, and it also set off a chariot craze in Japanese society.

A sports program hosted by voice actor Jun Fukuyama will be broadcast soon

With his outstanding performances in many anime works such as "Lelouch the Rebellious" and "Assassination Classroom", voice actor Jun Fukuyama has now become a favorite in the hearts of many people. Recently, it was officially announced that the sports program hosted by him will be broadcast from July 2015.

The name of this show is "Fukuyama ッスル! The theme is Junlai Fukuyama telling the audience about the charm of sports. It is understood that AT-X and BS11 will broadcast the show, which is believed to be a big boon for fans.

And in "Fukuyama ッスル! In it, Jun Fukuyama also invited another popular voice actor, Hiroshi Nojima, as a guest. And in the future programs, other guests, male voice actors and sports experts will continue to be arranged, so as to tell the charm of sports in a serious way. Considering that there were few voice actors to host TV shows in the past, this project is very distinctive.

In the first episode of the program, the program team arranged a 3-on-3 basketball game. Takuya Eguchi, Tomoki Ono, Keisuke Kawamoto, and Kenji Nojima all made their debuts. The game was divided into Team Fukuyama and Team Nojima, and everything from basic movements from dribbling to passing to one-on-one heads-up. Considering that many of these popular voice actors have starred in basketball-themed anime, this aspect will also be a highlight.

The first episode will be broadcast on July 3 (AT-X) and July 14 (BS11), and future programs such as rock climbing and yoga are worth looking forward to.

Jason Statham may join the second season of "Daredevil Man".

According to the Hollywood website LatinoReview, Marvel is inviting big-screen star Jason Statham to join the second season of the TV series "Daredevil Man", and Statham, who has starred in action blockbusters such as "The Expendables" and "Fast and Furious 7", is expected to play the "bullseye" of the old enemy of the super daredevil in the play.

Bullseye is a bloodthirsty murderer in the comics, and after being seriously injured by Daredevil and settling a grudge with him, Bullseye's bones are re-reinforced with Erdman metal (the same material as Wolverine's claws), and the feud between the two grows deeper and deeper. Long before Marvel took back the rights to adapt the "Daredevil comic book" movie from Fox, there were rumors that Statham might star in the other half of the "Daredevil movie", and the project was abandoned after the film copyright was changed. With the hit of the first season of "Daredevil Hero" jointly created by Marvel and Netflix, they have more confidence and ambition to build the territory for the next season. It is reported that Statham has met with Marvel executives this week to negotiate specific details.

Neither Marvel nor Netflix have officially commented on this news, and the second season of "Daredevil Man" will be broadcast on Netflix next year.

Josh Trunk exposes the inside story of leaving "Star Wars".

Last month, Josh Trunk announced his withdrawal from the filming of the "Star Wars" story, some people said that he was fired by Disney, and some people said that he had an eccentric temperament, self-isolation and refused to communicate with others. Trunk explained why he left the Star Wars team, accusing all previous reports of his departure as untrue.

Josh said: "Leaving the Star Wars Story team was a very difficult decision in my life. After thinking about it for a long time, I wish I could make something original, but Star Wars is already an unsurpassed series in the hearts of fans, and I don't think I will break through again. ”

When talking about what he will do after directing "Fantastic Four", Josh Trunk told Sù: "After the filming of "Fantastic Four", I want to make some original works, and I hope to focus on shooting original works, not adaptations. You see, I've been living under the public eye for the past four years. This is not a healthy lifestyle. I wanted to be able to do something out of the public eye. ”

Josh said he had a "strong relationship" with Lucasfilm. Denied and "Fantastic Four" producer zuò Simon? There are rumors of chaos between Kimberg, and the producer is also the producer of the film sequel to "Star Wars". Trunk says he became close friends with Simon as a result. Kimberg also added, "I've never seen anyone so vehemently opposed to a director like this, it's bizarre and unfair." ”

In particular, Josh denied news that he was isolated by the Fantastic Four team and that his dog caused $100,000 in damage to his rented house during the filming of the film.

Josh was filmed in 2012 by Michael? B. Jordan starred in "Super Runaway", which attracted the attention of Hollywood. Originally, he joined the "Star Wars" Gaiden team, and then announced his withdrawal on May 1, and his "Fantastic Four" is scheduled to be released on August 7 this year.

The director revealed that "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" will be reduced to characters

"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" director James Gunn revealed in an interview a few days ago that the cast of characters in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" is less than everyone expected, so as to avoid the plot of the movie being too messy.

James Gunn explained: "People expect to see more characters and a larger cast in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 than in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. But in fact, the characters of "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" will be more concise. For me, these superhero comic book adaptations are just crazy, with huge characters and intricate relationships. In fact, having too many characters can often make it easy to get distracted and unable to concentrate on the character and get to know him better. My hope is that people will be able to dig into something deeper about the character, rather than just scratching the surface. ”

However, Gunn assures everyone that a new character will appear.

Gunn also talked about the emotional reaction of Star-Lord's actor Chris Pratt after reading the script: "Very sensational script. What really matters to me is to dig into the inner depths of the underlying characters and understand their emotional qualities. This is an extremely true story about aliens. ”

Scaling back the cast in order to get more attention for the role, he also cut out a character he had always wanted to be presented: "In the first draft, I conceived of a big character, and the character kept spinning in my head. But I didn't use it in the end. This episode of the movie doesn't have a story that suits him. I love this character so much that I hope future movie sequels will portray him. ”

Throughout the interview, Gunn revealed a little bit of the movie's plot: like Star-Lord's gun is not an elemental gun; Star-Lord's father's cast hasn't been cast yet; "Golden Songs Collection Vol.2" has been written; Michael Rooker as Yondu, Sean Gunn as Kraglin, and Karen Gillan as Nebula will all appear in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2".

"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" was released on May 5, 2017.

The DC short anime "Chronicles of Gods and Demons" premiered this month

The video site Machinima will broadcast the 32-minute animated short "Justice League: Chronicles of Gods and Demons" on the 8th of this month, which will serve as a prequel to the first season of the anime "Chronicles of Gods and Demons", which will be broadcast in July this year.

"Chronicles of Gods and Demons" is a collaboration between Warner Bros., DC, and Machinima, with Bruce Timm and Alan Burnett as producers, and the two were responsible for the production of the "Batman" animation. The project was announced in September last year, different from the current DC world, "Chronicles of Gods and Demons" has a new concept, the members of the Justice League Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman are superheroes with a more dark style, specifically Superman is the son of General Zod, Wonder Woman is from the war-torn country of Ares, and Batman is Dr. Kirk Lanstone, who is treating cancer and inadvertently turns himself into a vampire.

Machinima also announced that Chronicles of Gods and Demons will have a second season.

The video site Hulu won the animation chart "Gintama" in May

Hulu, a popular Japanese premium video site, has recently announced the ranking of the "Hulu Monthly Leaderboard" animation group for May (May 1 to 31). "Gintama", which ranked No. 2 last month, rushed to the championship in one fell swoop this time.

In addition, there is another work in this month's list that deserves special attention, and that is the TV anime version of "Death Notes" that aired in 2006. Although the anime version is already a work that aired nearly 10 years ago, because the live-action Japanese drama version starring Masataka Kuwata will be broadcast in July, the attention of this work has begun to rise again, and many fans in the past are willing to find out the original manga and anime and revisit it. Therefore, this time, the animated version of "Death Notes" won 4th place in its debut.

And last month's champion "Yokai Watch" slipped to No. 2 this time. This month's No. 3 is still last month's No. 3 "My Story",It seems that this alternative girl's work is an undoubted dark horse in the new episode in April.。

Hulu's Animation Charts for May

1st place: Gintama

No. 2: Yokai Watch

No. 3: My Story

No. 4: Detective Conan

No. 5: Death |

6th place: Funnashi Seiki Shake Shake Hiwa

No. 7: Bread Man Channel

8th place: First God Fist

9th place: Is there something wrong in seeking an encounter in a dungeon?

10th place: Diamond Ace

Xia Fan's "Air Combat Wizard Candidate" character trailer 2

The TV anime "The Instructor of the Air Combat Wizard Candidate" is scheduled to be broadcast from July 8th. Yesterday (June 5th), the second round of the character trailer was newly announced on the official website. The protagonist of the second episode is Riko Flamel played by Iori Nomizu.

Like the first installment of the character trailer Misora Whittle (CV: Yamamoto Nozomi), which was released on June 1, this trailer only focuses on one heroine. The trailer, created exclusively for Riko Flamel, is an edited version of the scene in which she appears, and the first sentence of the opening credits reads, "The word 'beautiful' is for me."

Riko Flamel is a second-year student in the Air Combat Wizard Preparatory Department and a member of Team E601. She is a sculpture-like beauty, with dignified manners and a smart mind, but she has a very bad personality. She is the most gifted girl in the E601 squad, a genius who wields magic guns and has the ability to "clairvoyance".

The original work of "The Instructor of the Air Combat Magus Candidate Student" is a series of light novels created by Zhu Xingyu. Set in the floating city where the air combat wizard training mechanism is located, it tells the story of the protagonist Eiji Iikata, who was once the ace of the elite squad, and becomes the instructor of several crane-tailed girls.

The supervision of the anime version is Takayuki Inagaki, the series composition is Hiroshi Yamaguchi, the character setting is Osamu Horiuchi, and the animation production company is Diomedéa. Voice actors include Matsuoka Yoshijo, Yamamoto Nozomi, Higashi ** Yang, Nomizu Iori, Taneda Risa, Yamada Yuki, Kakihara Tetsuya, Zang Wai Saeko and so on.

Tanmei's work "Lovers of the Week" live-action movie trailer

The live-action movie version, based on the popular Tanmei manga "Lovers of the Week", was officially released in Japan today (June 6). And the second part of "Lovers in the Continuation of the Week" recently exposed a trailer yesterday, now let's take a sneak peek.

"Lovers of the Week" and "Lovers of the Continuation of the Week" are the original works of Tachibana Hongxu and the campus tanmei manga drawn by Rieto Takai. In 2010, he won 5th place on the "This BL is amazing" list. tells the story of the winter solstice, a high school student who is very popular with girls and has a limited relationship with the first person to confess to him for a week every Monday, and after being half-jokingly confessed by the senior of the club, Shinoshi, the two really began to play the story of "love game". After a week of getting along, the relationship between the two has changed in microseconds......

In the trailer exposed this time, you can see the scene where Shinoshio Bowstring is angry at the winter solstice of Sergei, as well as the staring on the bed, chasing, arguing, overwhelming, and many other scenes that make people blush and heartbeat. There are sweet places, misunderstandings and sorrows. Finally, I conclude with a sentence "It turns out that liking someone is so painful". Fans who like this work should definitely not miss it.

Serving as the live-action supervisor is Kenji Yokoi of the popular Tanmi manga live-action "Spring Breeze Story" series. The script was written by Takahashi Tsukahashi who wrote the script for "Untouchable Love" (2014). The protagonist Seri Sang Winter Solstice is played by Tomoki Hirose from "My Male Public Relations (original name: 私のホストちゃん)", and the subject of the relationship is Takeshi Yamada of "BAR Kamikaze Deception Journey (original name: BAR 神風誤魔化しドライブ)" (released in April). The first part "Lovers of the Week" will be released on June 6, and the second part "Lovers of the Continuation of the Week" will be released on July 4.

The third season of "Swinging Lilies" will air in October this year

The lily-themed manga "Swaying Lily" created by Japanese female manga artist なもり has been talked about by the audience since it was adapted into two seasons of TV anime. Recently, it was officially announced that the third season of the anime will be broadcast from October.

And unlike the third season that has been confirmed to be broadcast a long time ago, what surprises fans is that there will be new series of works launched in August and September this year, which can be regarded as the best warm-up before the arrival of October. As for more news about "Swaying Lily", Tencent Animation will also continue to pay attention!

This work tells the daily story of a boring foursome consisting of the heroine Akaza Lampori, the rampaging Kyoko Suina, the full-time vomiting mess, and Chixia Yoshikawa, who disguises herself as a cute girl in front of people, in a school called Nanamori Junior High School. They took it upon themselves to take the tea ceremony department of the abandoned ministry for their own use, and claimed to have established an "entertainment department". The unauthorized use of the classroom attracted the intervention of the student council, so all kinds of lily delusions also flew in the work...... At the same time, the heroine ...... Wait, what's her name?

Details of the theme song &× ending song of "Youth Machine Gun" were announced

The manga "Youth × Machine Gun" ("Youth × Machine Gun") created by NAOE has been loved by fans since its serialization, and the previous news of the animation is even more surprising. Recently, the official announced information about the theme song and ending song of the work.

Among them, the theme song will be sung by "Toy ☆ Gungun", which is also the name of the team to which the protagonist belongs in the work, so there is no doubt that this song will be performed by the main voice actors of the work. And the ending song "Ultramarine サバイバル" will be sung by Komatsu Mikako, who is the voice of Hotaru in the work, including "Violent Space Pirates" Kato Jasmine, "K" neko, "My Youth Love Story Really Problematic" Totsuka Ayaka, "From a Calm Tomorrow" Shioru Mimi, "Pseudo Love" Sei Shiro and other representative roles have been well received. And this is also Komatsu Mikeko's seventh single, and the details of the single CD have been officially announced:

The ending song of the TV animation "Youth × Machine Gun".

Komatsu Mikeko's seventh single "Ultramarine サバイバル"

It will be released on August 26

"Ultramarine サバイバル" [Youth Plate (First Return Limited Plate)]

KICM－91622

Price: 1800+ tax

In addition, two voice actors have been added to the official. This is Ryohei Kimura (Takizawa Hiroshi in "Eden in the East", Yuki Asaba in "Youth League") and Yui Horie (Mizuho Miyakoza in "A Girl Falls in Love with My Sister" and Ayu Tsukinomiya in "Kanon"), and their performances are also worth looking forward to!

In "Youth × Machine Gun", Hotaru Tachibana, a high school girl, reluctantly starts a survival game because of an opportunity. She is surrounded by cowherds, gongkou cartoonists and other wonders, but in their company, the heroine slowly feels the charm of survival games, and finally sets her sights on the Grand Prix......

The cuteness is off the charts! The latest promotional image of "Wakaba Girl" was announced

The TV anime based on Yui Hara's manga work "Wakaba Girl" will be released to viewers in July this year. This manga, which is full of healing lily girlish style, has also attracted attention because of the popularity of its sister work "Golden Puzzle". Recently, a new promotional image has also been announced.

On the official promotional picture, four cute girls face the camera and make cute expressions that are difficult to resist. And as if they were in a sea of flowers, they showed a happy appearance, giving people a feeling of healing. I wonder if the animated feature film will be able to maintain such a level of production at that time? It's worth the wait.

"Wakaba Girl" tells such a story: Moeko looks like a standard eldest lady, but her heart is very simple, and what she longs for is actually "funny". In addition, the unrestrained athletic girl Xiao Nao is a girl who loves BL. In addition, there are a variety of companions with rich personalities around them, and the daily stories of the girls are always happily unfolding......

The new theme song & ending song of "The Battle of Arslan" have been announced

The popular manga adaptation "Arslan Wars", which began broadcasting in April, has attracted a lot of attention due to its epic plot and wonderful characters. And the musical aspect of the table xiàn is equally powerful. Recently, the details of the latest theme song & ending song were officially announced.

The theme song is sung by NICO TouchestheWalls, and the song they brought is called "渦と渦"; The ending song is "OneLight" by Kalafina. It should be said that these two groups are no strangers to many anime fans, and it is also worth paying attention to what kind of songs they will bring at that time.

In addition, people including Wataru Hatano, Kosuke Torikai, Yumi Uchiyama, and Aimi Numakura will also join the dubbing work of this work, and as the plot deepens, the animation will become more interesting.

"The Battle of Arslan" is a majestic restoration work. In the story, the kingdom of Pars, a recognized land power, prospered politically, economically, and otherwise under the rule of King Andrakolas III. However, the good times did not last long, when the neighboring Rusitania invaded Pars, the "invincible" Pars cavalry was defeated! As a result, King Andrakolas was also captured by the enemy, while the crown prince ̇Arslan narrowly escaped death with the help of the fierce general ̇Daron. The two then visited the wise general ̇ Narsas and worked to turn the situation around. With the assistance of the two, Arslan will embark on the arduous road to recovery......

《Lovelive！ >> The number of mobile game players worldwide exceeded 15 million

The original super popular project "Lovelive! Not only has it achieved remarkable results in animation and song sales, but related mobile games have also caused a frenzy in the world's otaku circles. Recently, it was officially announced that the number of mobile game players exceeded 15 million, and related celebrations will also be held.

It is understood that the total number of players in the world of the mobile game exceeded 15 million, of which 10 million were domestic players, which shows that nearly one-tenth of Japanese have become users of this game. For this purpose, the official will hold various game reward activities, popular character voting, new game features and other welfare projects, and the most eye-catching is the new song that will be produced. Considering that the previous LL series compilation album record has just won the first place on the ORICON weekly chart, it seems that this new song is also full of purchasing power. And Lovelive! We will continue to pay attention to what kind of realm it will rise to!